Brendan Grace (born 1 April 1951) is an Irish comedian and singer. He is known for his comedy schoolboy character "Bottler", the role of Murphy in the 1995 movie Moondance, and his 1996 appearance in the Irish TV sitcom Father Ted as Father Fintan Stack. His 1975 song, "Combine Harvester", hit number one in Ireland, and the song would later become a U.K. number one hit for The Wurzels in 1976. Brendan released his latest DVD Bottler in November 2013. It tells of Bottler's exploits in his early years.
He and his wife Eileen have four children: Amanda, Melanie, Bradley and Brendan Patrick.
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At the age of 18, Brendan formed a band known as The Gingermen and toured the country of Ireland in what has come to be known as the glorious show-band era of the '60s.